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Talking Math with Your Kids update
Talking Math with Your Kids update
As spring approaches, it's time to update readers on what's going on behind the scenes at Talking Math with Your Kids. The blog The pace of posting has slowed way down in recent months. Rest assured that we're still talking math around the house, and that...
Math On-A-Stick is coming August 27
Math On-A-Stick is coming August 27
The last time I wrote about this, Math On-A-Stick wasn't a sure thing. Now it is. Details are on my Math On-A-Stick page, so click on through for all the latest updates there. We need volunteers, so please help spread the word online and in...
Help Wanted: Math on a Stick
Help Wanted: Math on a Stick
UPDATE: The updated post about Math On-A-Stick is here. Here is the link to our volunteer site (thanks in advance!) Here is the Math On-A-Stick page on the Minnesota State Fair website. ORIGINAL POST: I want to tell you about a vision of a beautiful thing, and I...
How do I help my high schooler?
How do I help my high schooler?
A high schooler hits a mathematical wall in precalculus. Why? And what can we do about it?
Math teacher seeks primary classrooms to talk shapes
Math teacher seeks primary classrooms to talk shapes
I made a shapes book recently. The response has been a ton of fun. I have heard from parents of preschoolers, from primary grades teachers, upper elementary teachers and middle school teachers. All have reported having interesting and sometimes surprising...
Building a better shapes book [Which One Doesn’t Belong?]
Building a better shapes book [Which One Doesn’t Belong?]
IMPORTANT NOTE: The moment alluded to below has arrived! Which One Doesn't Belong? is now available from Stenhouse as a student book (awesome for home reading, too!) and a teacher guide. As a result, I have removed all links to the version I was...
A book recommendation
A book recommendation
Sue VanHattum is a fellow community college teacher and a friend of the project. She cares deeply about math, about parents and kids, and about bringing those three things together for fun and for learning. She has compiled and edited a book, titled Playing...